Beyoncé

Beyoncé was born on September 4, 1981, Houston, Texas, United States

Birth name: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles

Education: High School for the Visual and Performing Arts in Houston, Texas

Parents: Matthew Knowles (Destiny's Child's manager) and Tina Knowles (designs outfits for all Destiny's Child members)

Occupation: American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, music video director, actress, dancer, and fashion designer.

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: Black

Height: 5' 6¼" (1.68 m)

Hair color: Dark Brown

Eye color: Brown

Measurements: 33-26-42

Shoe size: 38 (US 8)

Fansites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

Official site: Here

Pictures: 1, 2, 3,

Wallpapers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

Discography:

Albums
2003: Dangerously in Love
2006: B'Day
2008: Third studio album

EPs
2004: True Star: A Private Performance
2007: Green Light: Freemasons EP
2007: Irreemplazable

DVDs
2004: Live at Wembley
2006: Beyoncé The Ultimate Performer
2007: B'Day Anthology Video Album
2007: The Beyoncé Experience Live!

Tours
2003–2004: Dangerously in Love World Tour
2004: Verizon Ladies First Tour (with Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott)
2007: The Beyoncé Experience

Filmography:

Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) (TV)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
Fade to Black (2004)
The Pink Panther (2006)
Dreamgirls (2006)
Cadillac Records (2008)

Awards:

Solo Awards

Grammy Awards-2004
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Dangerously In Love 2";
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for her duet with Luther Vandross for "The Closer I Get To You";
Best R&B Song for "Crazy In Love" with Jay-Z;
Best Contemporary R&B Album for "Dangerously In Love"; and
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Crazy In Love" with Jay-Z.

Brit Awards
Best International Female Artist, 2004

Vh1 Awards
Big Entertainer:2003

ASCAP Pop Music Awards
Pop Songwriter of the Year: 2001

MTV Video Music Award
Best Female Video("Crazy in Love"): 2003;
Best R&B Video("Crazy in Love"): 2003;
Best Choreography("Crazy in Love"): 2003;
Best Female Video("Naughty Girl"): 2004

MTV Europe Music Awards
Best R&B Award: 2003;
Best Song of the Year("Crazy in Love"): 2003

Capital Awards
London's Favorite International Solo Artist

VH1 Awards
Big Entertainer:2003

BET Awards
Best Female R&B Artist: 2004;
Best Collaboration("Crazy in Love"): 2004

Radio Music Awards
Artist of the Year-Top 40 Radio: 2004

People's Choice Award
Favorite Female Performer: 2004

TRL Awards
TRL's First Lady Award: 2004

Vibe Award
Coolest Collabo("Crazy in Love"): 2003;
Most stylish Artist

Billboard Music Awards
New Female Artist: 2003;
Hot 100 Female Artist: 2003;
Hot 100 Award for Most Weeks at No.1: 2003;
New R&B Artist: 2003

Soul Train Music Awards
Best Female R&B/Soul Album(Dangerously in Love): 2004;
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for "Entertainer of the Year" - Female: 2004

NAACP Image Awards
Entertainer of the Year: 2004

Destiny's Child Awards

Grammy Awards
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ("Say My Name"): 2000
Best R&B Song ("Say My Name"): 2000
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ("Survivor"): 2001
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Dilemma"): 2002 (Kelly)
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Dangerously in Love 2"): 2003 (Beyoncé)
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ("The Closer I Get to You"): 2003 (Beyoncé)
Best R&B Song ("Crazy in Love"): 2003 (Beyoncé)
Best Contemporary R&B Album (Dangerously in Love): 2003 (Beyoncé)
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Crazy in Love"): 2003 (Beyoncé)

Brit Awards
Best International Group: 2002
Best International Female Solo Artist: 2004 (Beyoncé)

World Music Awards
World's Best-Selling Artist or Group: 2002
World's Best-Selling Pop Group: 2002
World's Best-Selling R&B Group: 2002

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Favorite Singing Group: 2002

ASCAP Pop Music Awards
Song Writer of the Year: 2001 (Beyoncé)

Billboard Music Awards
Top Pop Artist: 2000
Top Pop Artist-Duo/Group: 2000
Top Hot 100 Artist: 2000
Top Hot 100 Artist-Duo/Group: 2000
Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales Artist: 2000
Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales Artist-Duo/Group: 2000
Top Pop Artist: 2001
Top Pop Artist-Duo/Group: 2001
Top Hot 100 Artist: 2001
Top Hot 100 Artist-Duo/Group: 2001
Top Hot Top 40 Artist: 2001
Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales Artist: 2001
Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales ("Independent Woman Pt.1"): 2001
Singles Artist of the Year: 2001
Group/Duo of the Year: 2001
New Female Artist: 2003 (Beyoncé)
Hot 100 Female Artist: 2003 (Beyoncé)
Hot 100 Award for Most Weeks at No.1: 2003 (Beyoncé)
New R&B Artist: 2003 (Beyoncé)
Artist Achievement Award: 2004

Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo ("No, No, No"): 1998
Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist ("No, No, No"): 1998
Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year: (Destiny's Child): 1998
Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo ("Say My Name"): 2000
Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year: (The Writing's On The Wall): 2000
Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo ("Survivor"): 2001
Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo ("Emotion"): 2002
Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year: (Survivor): 2002

MTV Video Music Awards
Best R&B Video ("Say My Name"): 2000
Best R&B Video ("Survivor"): 2001
Best Female Video ("Crazy in Love"): 2003 (Beyoncé)
Best R&B Video ("Crazy in Love"): 2003 (Beyoncé)
Best Choreography ("Crazy in Love"): 2003 (Beyoncé)
Best Female Video ("Naughty Girl"): 2004 (Beyoncé)

MTV Europe Music Awards
Best R&B Award; Beyoncé: 2003
Best Song of the Year ("Crazy in Love"): 2003 (Beyoncé)

BET Awards
Best Group: 2001
Best Female R&B Artist: 2004 (Beyoncé)
Best Collaboration ("Crazy in Love"): 2004 (Beyoncé)

American Music Awards
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group: 2001
Favorite Pop/Rock Album: 2002
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group: 2002

Soul Train Music Awards
Sammy Davis Jr. Award for 'Entertainer of the Year': 2001
Best Female R&B/Soul Album (Dangerously in Love): 2004 (Beyoncé)
Best R&B/Soul Album (Destiny Fulfilled): 2005

NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Duo or Group: 2001
Entertainer of the Year: 2004 (Beyoncé)
Outstanding Duo or Group:2005

Radio Music Awards
Artist of the Year/Hip-Hop Rhythmic Radio: 2001
Artist of the Year-Top 40 Pop Radio: 2001
Artist of the Year-Top 40 Radio: 2004 (Beyonce)

People's Choice Award
Favorite Female Performer: 2004 (Beyoncé)

Block Buster Entertainment Awards
Favorite Group: 2001
Favorite Group-R&B: 2001

TRL Awards
TRL's First Lady Award: 2004 (Beyonce)
Walk This Way Award (Best Entrance): 2005

Kids' Choice Awards
Favorite Singing Group: 2001

Vibe Award
Coolest Collabo ("Crazy in Love"): 2003 (Beyoncé)

Biography:

She began her career at the age of 7 when she auditioned for a role in a child singing group. The group was made up of her, Latavia Roberson, Beyonce's cousin, Kelly Rowland and LeToya Luckett. Her musical influences include, The Supremes, Jackson 5. She and the other members of her group started off small, doing local events but got their break when performing on Star Search. Their young energy and sound was a revelation for Hip Hop/ R&B music during the 90's. Soon after that Destiny's Child got it's formal name and started doing bigger gigs and were the opening act for other groups like SWV, Dru Hill and Immature. They released their self titled album in 1998 and Beyonce was the cornerstone in the group. Working out most of the lyrics and sound for the new group. She was the dominent lead singer in the group and no one could dispute. Beyonce was responsible for most of the lyrics for hit songs, NO, NO, NO, BILLS, BILLS, BILLs and many of their other top 10 hits. In March of 2000 LeToya and Latavia left Destiny's Child because Beyonce and Matthew Knowles were causing them distress and not giving them the freedom to develop as artists on their own and contribute. Two replacements, Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin were hired to take their place and keep the band going. Beyonce got her first big film break in the Austin Powers: In Goldmember. Besides that her recent song, Survivor with Destiny's Child has cemented her superstardom. She will most likely be appearing in other Hollywood productions and will continue to perform her music. The sexy first single, "Crazy In Love," featuring Jay-Z, was co-produced by Beyonce and Rich Harrison. Jay-Z returns the favor for Beyonce's part on his hit "Bonnie and Clyde 03." Laced with an Arabic ambience, fused with a ghetto-fied edge and encompassing a sample from Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby," "Naughty Girl" is uptempo and party perfect. Also sexy is the dancehall-Arabic flavored "Baby Boy," featuring the red hot Sean Paul. She co-stars with Cuba Gooding Jr. in "The Fighting Temptations." She has two more features currently in production and can also be seen on the small screen in a series of Spike Lee-directed commercials for Pepsi-Cola. She is also the spokesperson for L'Oreal.

Trivia:

Signed on to play blues singer Etta James in CADILLAC RECORDS, a 1950s period film about the founder of Chicago's Chess Records and his lineup of stars. (February 19, 2008)
Aretha Franklin, who has been dubbed Queen of Soul for decades, lashed out at Beyonce after she introduced Tina Turner as the queen at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
Is set to play blues and R&B legend Etta James in CADILLAC RECORDS. (January 28, 2008)
Confirms she'll perform at the 2008 Grammy Awards whether or not striking writers picket the ceremony. (January 17, 2008)
Won a copyright infringement lawsuit against an unknown songwriter who had claimed the star stole her song to create her 2003 hit Baby Boy. (January 4, 2007)
Caused a stir among Orthodox theology students in Ethiopia after meeting with their patriarch. (November 7, 2007)
Her Turkey concert has been cancelled out of respect for 12 soldiers killed in a Kurdish rebel attack. (October 23, 2007)
Minnesota singer-songwriter Jennifer Armour, who sued Beyonce in 2005 claiming the singer illegally used her lyrics in the song “Baby Boy,” is urging a Texas federal appeals court to revive her case. (October 4, 2007)
Was not forced to cover up when she performed in Jakarta, Indonesia - the world's most populous Muslim country – on November 1 2007.
Beyonce and Kelly Rowland donated millions of dollars to build the Knowles-Rowland Temenos Place Apartments, a supportive housing facility for at-risk persons in the Houston area. (September 12, 2007)
Has been asked to cover up during her debut concert here Malaysia in November. (September 3, 2007)
Laughed off reports she accidentally flashed her breasts during a wardrobe malfunction in Canada, insisting she was wearing a flesh-colored bra. (August 2007)
Suffered a wardrobe malfunction during a live performance in Canada when her dress lifted up during a stereotypically physical dance routine, revealing her chest to hundreds of fans. (August 2007)
Says she learned to treat fans respectfully from actor-rapper Will Smith. She was just 15 when she met Smith for the first time at a soundtrack signing for his 1997 movie MEN IN BLACK. His charming ways made quite an impression on her.
Fell down a set of stairs during a concert in Florida while performing her hit single Ring the Alarm. And while she asked fans not post the video on the Internet, the footage nonetheless made it to such sites as YouTube. (July 24, 2007)
Made a surprise visit to the ER to check up on the two fans injured at her concert St. Louis when malfunctioning pyrotechnics went off. (July 9, 2007)
Her longtime beau Jay Z has reportedly proposed to her during a romantic getaway to Cannes, and the singer-and-actress said yes. (June 5, 2007)
Has no plans to have children for at least another 10 years. (June 2, 2007)
Is so impressed with the digital imagery on the video for Beautiful Liar, her duet with Shakira, sometimes even she can't tell the two of them apart. (April 2007)
Has withdrawn the deluxe edition of her latest album B'Day from sale, after British singer Des'ree launched a lawsuit, accusing her of ignoring copyright rules. (April 27, 2007)
Beyonce and Jay-Z were named the sexiest couple by Victoria's Secret. (April 20, 2007)
A friend close to Beyonce revealed Jay Z is “going to have to wait a while before she is ready to walk down the aisle because she’s concentrating on her career. (April 7, 2007)
Is the second African-American supermodel to appear alone on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 2007. Tyra Banks is the first.
Is the No. 1 fantasy girlfriend, according to AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2007.
Has teamed up with Shakira on the Spanish-language re-release of her latest album B'Day. The only song from the two women's session is a cut called Beautiful Liar. (January 9, 2007)
Says she becomes someone else when she's onstage, an alter ego she's even given a name to: Sasha.
Almost missed out on the part of Deena Jones in DREAMGIRLS (2006) because her voice is so much more powerful than her character's.
Reportedly earned more than any other black actress in Hollywood history for her role in DREAMGIRLS. She was paid $9.9 million. (December 5, 2006)
Plans to invest her money in art, after deciding flash cars devalue too quickly. (November 10, 2006)
A federal judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit a Minneapolis singer-songwriter filed against Beyonce, ruling the songs were substantially dissimilar. Jennifer Armour claimed that Beyonce stole the lyrics from her song “Got a Little Bit of Love for You” for the hit “baby Boy.” (October 4, 2006)
Despite landing three of the biggest awards at 2006 Mobo Awards, Beyonce was a notable no-show, landing a chorus of boos from the audience. (September 22, 2006)
Despite having a Blackberry, she insists that she only speaks to her ‘people’ for an hour once a week in order to keep her life to herself. (September 19, 2006)
Denies rumors that “Ring the Alarm,” one of the tracks in her new album B’Day, drew inspiration from her relationship problems with beau Jay-Z, insisting it is in fact a reflection of her unexpressed frustration after playing down trodden singer Deena in her upcoming movie DREAMGIRLS. (September 2, 2006)
Posed with an alligator gator for the cover of her latest album but only agreed to do so if the reptile's mouth was first taped shut. (August 2, 2006)
The video of her song “Check it Out,” which contains a series of flashing images, has been blamed for causing epileptic fits in British TV viewers. (August 1, 2006)
Her fans are demanding the singer re-shoot her ''alarming'' new music video for “Deja vu” because saying the current video is not up to her usual high standards. (July 22, 2006)
Was so impressed by the girls auditioning to be in her backing band that she has decided to expand her group. (June 23, 2006)
Was confronted at the swanky restaurant Nobu in New York City by two members of People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The two had won an eBay auction, benefiting VH1's Save the Music Foundation, to dine with the star. Beyonce had no idea they were PETA. (June 19, 2006)
Hated being skinny for her role in DREAMGIRLS so much that she immediately ran to put on weight as soon as she was finished. (May 25, 2006)
Was warned not to perform any of her famous booty shaking moves in the upcoming movie DREAMGIRLS, for fear of ripping her tight-fitting gowns. (March 10, 2006)
Is reportedly being bombarded with hate mail for selling animal fur in her fashion range. (February 20, 2006)
Denies claims she was pushed into showbiz by her parents, insisting she is driven purely by her love of music. (December 13, 2005)
Pop culture magazine Radar claims that her cover shot for the recent Vanity Fair appears to have been lightened, an allegation Knowles' spokesperson denies. (October 20, 2005)
Denied rumors she is secretly married to Jay-Z. (October 4, 2005)
Assumed an alter-ego called Sasha for her sexy stage persona.
Is voted on People magazine's Best-Dressed list. (2005)
Her fiance Jay-Z spent more than $1million on a diamond ring and watch for her 24th birthday. He also flew her to London on his private jet for 48 hours of partying at a cost of $1.3million. (September 7, 2005)
Beyonce Knowles, Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez's music company Sony BMG has agreed to pay $10 million to settle probe into the illegal practice of paying radio stations to air its stars' songs. (July 27, 2005)
Is being sued by a singer-songwriter who claims that her song Baby Boy is stolen from a track she wrote several months beforehand. (July 15, 2005)
Wept on MTV's Total Request Live when she was asked to list the things she'll miss about Destiny's Child. (June 24, 2005)
Her R&B group Destiny's Child splits after wrapping up their Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It Tour. (June 14, 2005)
Paid more than $1 million to her former modeling agency Wilhelmina Models, after a Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled she had withheld monies from the high-profile company. (June 10, 2005)
Is on the second place (after Jennifer Lopez) on a poll by Oxygen magazine for the best rear in Hollywood. (2005)
Named Best Pop Princess in a poll conducted by Universal Music. (2005)
Performs three of the five nominated songs (from THE POLAR EXPRESS, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and LES CHORISTES) at the 2005 Oscar ceremony.
Has signed her first licensing deal with distributor Tarrant Apparel to market her upcoming clothes line, House of Dereon. (January 28, 2005)
Beyonce’s looks and talent was recently slammed by scathing 'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell, who says, ”Beyonce is not sexy, she hasn't got a great body and she's not a great singer. (January 20, 2005)
Denies claims that she's furious Angelina Jolie beat her in a sexiest female poll, insisting all women are equally sexy and she hates being part of surveys which attempt to list celebrities in order of their attractiveness.. (January 19, 2005)
Blasted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for wearing rabbit-fur boots. (2004)
Her father, Matthew Knowles says he dislikes her boyfriend Jay-Z. (2004)
Pays tribute to Jay-Z on new single Soldier from Destiny's Child upcoming album Destiny Fulfilled. (November 5, 2004)
Tore a leg muscle rehearsing dance moves with Destiny's Child. (2004)
Earns a massive $4.7 million with cosmetics giant L'Oreal for only ten days of work a year. (August 21, 2004)
Her bodyguard broke her toe after standing on it while trying to protect her from a crowd of fans. Doctors have told her to rest for a couple of weeks. (August 20, 2004)
Inspired a new women's fragrance collection called True Star for Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries. (June 24, 2004)
Is among debutantes on the 2004 Forbes Magazine Celebrity 100 list.
Has announced a joint fashion-licensing and brand-management deal with Arthur and Jason Rabin and their company, Wear Me Apparel/Kids Headquarters - The partnership will provide the support for Beyonce's upcoming fashion label. (May 13, 2004)
Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z have been invited to dine at Buckingham Palace by British royal Prince Charles. According to insiders, Prince Charles wants to thank the duo for agreeing to take part in his Prince's Trust concert in May, which Beyonce is headlining. (April 13, 2004)
Has received a bitter letter from People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) because of her love for fur. (April 12, 2004)
On the second spot on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 list for 2004.
Despite Jay-Z telling Lyor Cohen at his recent farewell bash that he planned to marry Knowles, she claims that she has no immediate plans to walk down the aisle and has no idea who her ideal man is. (February 24, 2004)
Danced provocatively in a deep V-neck halter dress at halftime of the NBA All-Star game, two weeks after Janet Jackson's breast-baring Super Bowl performance. (February 17, 2004)
Was in a Gladiator-style ad for Pepsi. (January 20, 2004)
Sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2005
Appear on a Fox holiday television special, which has the working title of Jingle Ball Rock.” (December 3, 2003)
Knowles is among other international stars answered Nelson Mandela's call to help fight the scourge of AIDS Saturday, putting on a musical extravaganza broadcast across the world on the Internet. (December 1, 2003)
Was named most stylish at Vibe Awards. (2003)
Said she enjoyed taking a break from her usual high glamour to play a dowdy single mother in her new movie, THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS. (November 14, 2003)
Producer Terrence T-Robb Robinson has filed a $200 million lawsuit against Beyonce Knowles, her father and fellow members of Destiny's Child, alleging they stole his music for the hit song Survivor. (October 22, 2003)
Appeared on TV with a cameo appearance on an episode of ALL OF US, the UPN sitcom executive-produced by Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett-Smith. (September 25, 2003)
On the set of THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS, Cuba Gooding Jr. said he was impressed with how great Beyonce Knowles sounds when singing live – He said, “Beyonce, she obviously is beautiful and can sing like amazing. I was so blown away the first day of rehearsals because you know, everybody was tired, it was early in the morning and we were all reading off our scripts because we didn't really know the lines. And then instead of saying, 'This is where I sing,' she just broke into this song. I looked around and I was like, 'I hope somebody recorded that.' (September 20, 2003)
Knowles says she won't be bringing her little sister Solange when she returns to Destiny's Child to record with the group again, explaining Solange is busy working on her own stuff. (August 8, 2003)
Admits in school, he was the really shy, quiet kid who always looked at the ground.
Says she truly enjoys any private time she has, and there are times when she wishes people weren't always looking at her.
Frank Scaturro, president of the Grant Monument Association, a private historical group, says the government and NBC should have stopped Knowles from dancing in a patently inappropriate way on the steps of the tomb of President Ulysses S. Grant – Scaturo wrote letters Saturday to Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton and National Park Service director Fran Mainella over Knowless's nationally televised July 4 performance, saying the singer used lascivious choreography and barely dressed backup dancers. (July 14, 2003)
Was among a host of singers who took to the stage in Hyde Park, central London, for an open-air concert to raise money for disadvantaged children -- More than 100,000 tickets were sold for the Party in the Park, which is expected to raise more than $1.6 million for the Prince's Trust, the charity headed by Prince Charles. (July 7, 2003)
Host a television special in honor of Nelson Mandela turning 85 on July 18.
Fans who pre-ordered the debut solo album by Knowles online received a free download of a previously unreleased bonus track. (June 14, 2003)
Knowles has brought the release of her debut solo album Dangerously In Love forward (June 8) in a bid to beat internet piracy – The album features guest appearances by the likes of her boyfriend Jay-z, ailing singer Luther Vandross, rapper Missy Elliott, reggae star Sean Paul and Outkast's Big Boi. (June 4, 2003)
Knowles has left her family home in preparation for her marriage to rapper Jay-Z -- The singer has just brought three homes in Miami, Florida's Millionaire's Row, and sources say the pair are diligently in preparations to make a trip down the aisle. (May 2, 2003)
Was in VH1 Divas Duets benefit concert specialon May 22, 2003
Knowles is featured on the cover of Newsweek, in an issue that examines the state of African-American women -- Topics addressed include dating options, noting studies that 47 percent of black women in the 30-34 age range have never married, compared with 10 percent of white women. (February 28, 2003)
Has closed a deal with soft-drink giant Pepsi to endorse its product, joining the ranks of such pop stars as Britney Spears, Madonna and Michael Jackson to sing out for the soda pop. (December 19, 2002)
Her younger sister Solange, an upcoming singer-songwriter and producer appeared on the same bill with her group Destiny's Child (DC) at Thursday's (December 12) Z100 Jingle Ball in New York City -- Solange's debut album won't be out until 2003, but she's already been making a mark in the pop and R&B world thanks to Beyonce and the other members of Destiny's Child. (December 13, 2002)
Knowles admits she is battling bouts of depression and is considering therapy. And despite her unshakeable conviction that God is guiding her life, Beyoncé worries she might never meet Mr Right.
Visiting a psychiatrist was not the first experience for her. She saw a psychiatrist when she was seven years old and growing up in Houston, Texas. She was a shy and nervous little girl and her dad Mathew, a hospital equipment salesman, and mum Tina, a hairdresser, took her to an analyst to try to bring her out of herself.
Just days after confessing she is considering therapy to cure bouts of depression, Knowles has revealed she is suffering from exhaustion. The Destiny's Child babe told a US magazine last week loneliness has left her feeling down.
Has a rich voice that mixes the class of the past soulful and gospel voices , and the upbeat and deepness of today's Rhythm & Blues voices. Both qualities fuse together so sensationally that you can't believe they are actually coming from the same vocal .
Co-wrote and co-produced 5 tracks on the album, reflecting her creative skill of writing music in its most basic form.
She has fallen for rap star Jay-Z as the pair were seen smooching at New York’s trendy Nobu restaurant last Sunday, August 18th 2002, confirming rumors they are an item.
In her debut performance in AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER, Knowles plays a character called Foxxy Cleopatra, parodying Pam Grier and other blaxploitation heroines of the '70s.
The AUSTIN POWERS' producer said that Knowles was cast after he and director Jay Roach caught her performance in MTV's hip-hop version of the Bizet opera Carmen.
She is rumored to have a secret boyfriend — singer and producer PHARRELL WILLIAMS. The two have been together for almost two months after first meeting when he produced her track Work It Out.
Nominated for Breakthrough Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for AUSTIN POWERS: GOLDMEMBER (2003)
Nominated for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media at Grammy Awards for CHARLIE'S ANGELS (2001)